Box or container



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BOX 0R CONTAINER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 6, I220;

1,376,939. Patented May 3,1921.

-ATTO/7/VEK5 UNITED sATEs PATENT OFFICE. I

CHARLES G. HORNUNG, 0F BUFFALO, NEVT YORK, nssreivon To LARKIN' 00., 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent. P te ted 3, 19 21.

Application filed April 6, 1920. Serial No. 371,597.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES Gr. Hon- NUNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Boxes or Containers, of'which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to boxes or containers usually made of sheet metal and used in connection with shoe polish, stove polish andother materials. The objects of this invention are to provide a box of this kind of improved construction, which is so made that it can be readily opened; also to .provide a box of this kind which is so made that the cover in other respects hereinafter tion thereof on an enlarged scale, showing will form a tight connection with the body portion of the box so as to preserve the contents of the box; also to provide a box of this kind which is so made as to enable the cover to be quickly and easily placed in its operative position on the body of the box; also to provide a box ofthis kind which is inexpensive to manufacture; also to improve the construction of boxes of this kind specified.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is an elevation, partly of a box embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevation thereof showlng the cover as it appears when pressure is ap plied thereto to remove the cover from the box.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof with the cover in the position shown in Fig. 2. N

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary sectional elevathe cover and body rated.

A represents the body portion of a box portion of the box sepaand B represents the cover. Each of these parts may be formed of sheet metal or other similar material and each part preferably consists of a slngle, integral piece. The

body portionA, as shown in the drawings,

, is comparatively shallow, but may be made deeper if desired, and consists of a bottom a and an integral, annular side wall a"; The

cavern consists of a substantially flat top' portion 1) and an annular rim or Iflange 61' which surrounds theupper portion of the wall a of the body. portion of the box whenthe box is closed.

The upper part of the body portion of the in section,

box is slightly turned inwardly or rounded forming a concavo-convex portion as shown that these two portions have a wedging action when the cover is placed on the body portion, which causes-the rounded portion of the body to seat firmly against this shoulder and into the concave portion formed by the junction-of the lower part of the shoulder-with the wall of the can cover and form a tight joint, To accomplish the best results the concav0-convex portion 0 is preferably so made that the face C ofjthe body portion will engage the sloping shoulder D while the edge 0 of the body portion of:

the box extends'inwardly out ofcontact with the'shoulder D of the cover,.thus producing a better wedgin'ga'ction and a truer fit, and consequently tighter joint than would be produced if the edge 0 of the body portion were depended upon to form a tight joint with the shoulder D, since in stamp'-' ing the metal the cut edge thereof might not be entirely true. The shoulder D also forms a 'stop to limit the extent to which the cover'B. may be forced down upon the can body. In order to facilitate the removal of the cover from the can body, either the cover or the can body, or both, are so formed that i the portion-of the cover extending below the shoulder D'will be out of contact with the bodyportion'of the ,can. ln the construction shown for this purpose the. wall of th can body below theconcavo c'onvex 'portion C, extends inwardly or is recessed, this being accomplished by pressing the wallof the can body inwardly in such amanner as to form an annular concavity having an upper, gradually inclined portion Ewhich joins the lower part ofthe concavo-convex or rounded portion G and extends inwardly and downwardly and terminates in a downwardly and V outwardly inclining f annular shoulder portion E. The cover B in the construction shown is provided with a substantially vertical annular portion F, which extends downwardly from the lower and outer part of the shouldered stop portion D and the concave portion thereadjacent and the lower part of which may, if desired, be

flared outwardly as indicated at G. Asa result of this construction, when the box is closed, the cover and body portion w1ll touch or engage only along the concaveconvex portion C and concave portion and shoulder D, th entire, inwardly inclined be easily done by pressing opposite parts "of the lower portions of the cover lnwardly,

surface E and shoulder E being out of con-' tact and spaced from the lowerportions' F and G of the cover flange. Consequently, when it is desired to open the box, this can 3 indicating the outline of the cover before the pressure is applied. This change 111 the shape of the cover loosens the wedged connection between the concavo-convex portion C and the concave portion and shoulder D. and thusloos'ens the cover from the box so that the cover can easily belifted oif. If

desired the cover may be removed by insertinga coin or other flat article between the shoulder E of the box and the lower edge of the cover and thus forcing the cover upwardly, and the fact that the lower edge ofthe cover is arranged at adistance from the body of the box greatly facilitates re- -moving the cover in this manner. The inwardly turned upper edge of the body portion of the box and the lower portiono'f the cover, which is of considerably greater diameter than the'upper edge of the body, also cooperates to facilitate the placing of-the cover on the box. This feature is of particular importance from the standpoint of the packer or person fillingthe boxes. .By means of the construction described,'in which the inwardly turned upper edge of the body of the box acts to guide the 1 cover into its operativ position, an operator can close-many more boxes in a period of time than 1n constructions 1n wh1ch an "accurate positioning of the cover on the body of the box is necessary.

'The'box described is inexpensive to make since the cover described can be made in a single stamping operation and since no opening devices need be attached to the cover or box. 7

' I claim as my invention:

1. In a box, the combination of a I single piece body having portion of which terminates in an annular concavo-convex portion, and a single piece cove'r having an annular concave and an inclined portion with which the convex side i of said concavo-convex portion of said body is adapted to engage to form a tight joint,

an annular wall the upper said cover having a portion extendingbelow .said concave portion and'spaced at a distance from the annular wall of the body, whereby the cover can be disengaged from said body by pressing parts of the down wardly extending portion of said cover toward the body. r

2. In a box, the combination of a single piece body having an annular wall the upper portion of which terminates in an annular concavo-convex portion, and with an annular concave portion'below said concavoconvex portion, and a cover having an annular inclined and a concave portion with which theconvex side of said concaVo-convex portion of saidbody is adapted to engage to form a tight joint, and a portion extending downwardly from said concave portion, said annular concave portion of the body providing a .space between said body and said downwardlyextending portion of the cover, whereby .the cover can -be disengaged from said body by pressing. parts of said downwardly extending portionof the cover toward said annular concave portion of the body. f

8. In a box, the combination of a body having an annular concavo-convex upper portion formed by turning inwardly the upper edge of the body, and a cover having an inclined shoulder and a concave portion there adjacent, said concave-convex portion of the side wall resting in said concave portion and the upper edge ofthe body wedging against said shoulder portion to form a tight joint when the cover is placed on the body,said cover having a portion. extending below said shoulder portion and spacedfrom said body, said concavo-convex upper portion also serving to guide a cover intoioperative rela tion to the body of the box.

4. In a box, the combination of a singlepiece body having an annular wall the up per portion of which terminates in a round.- ed portion, and a single-piece coverhaving an outwardly and downwardly inclined portion with which said rounded portion. of the body engages to form :a tight joint, a substantially vertical annular portion extendmg downwardly from said inclined portion,

.and an outwardly flaring annular portion below said vertical annular portion, said outwardly flarlng portlon providinga space between the lower part of sald cover and said body when the cover is in closing position on the body. Witness my hand this 31st day of March,

. CHARLES G. HORNUNG. Witnesses: i

J. E. WILSON, r F. T. GOODSOLE. 

